Four arrested in Messina; over 7 kg of hashish and 700 g of marijuana
Carabinieri in Messina arrested four people aged 22 to 47 after two vehicle stops and a home search, accusing them of holding drugs for sale. Officers seized more than seven kilograms of hashish and about 700 grams of marijuana, along with cocaine, cash, a knife and 204 cartridges, and the four were taken to Gazzi prison.
Four people aged between 22 and 47 were arrested in Messina by the Carabinieri,
accused of holding narcotics for dealing.[1][2]Two separate checks, in the city
centre and in the south of the city, led to seizures of drugs, cash and
ammunition.[1][3]The four were transferred to Gazzi prison and placed at the
disposal of the judicial authority.[1][3]The seized drugs will be analysed by
the Carabinieri RIS laboratory in Messina.[1][4]Their responsibility is still to
be established in the judicial proceedings.[1]
The first arrest came on Tuesday afternoon, when a Radiomobile patrol stopped a
car in the centre driven by a 44-year-old Messina man already known to the
police.[1][4]Hidden in his clothing, officers found more than 50 grams of
cocaine, and they seized 765 euros in cash.[1][4]
The second stop, the following evening in the south of the city, involved a
47-year-old man, his 45-year-old wife and a 22-year-old.[1][4]A backpack in the
car held ten blocks of hashish weighing more than one kilogram, a 1.1 kilogram
block of cocaine, a switchblade and 1,780 euros.[1][3]At the couple’s home and
its outbuildings, officers found another 26 grams of hashish and 6,700 euros in
notes.[1][3]Near the 47-year-old’s sister’s home, a car registered to the
45-year-old woman held more than six kilograms of hashish, about 700 grams of
marijuana, 1.3 kilograms of cocaine and 204 cartridges of various calibres.[1][5][6]A Guardia di Finanza dog unit helped the Carabinieri search that car.[1][3]
L’Eco del Sud put the overall balance at more than seven kilograms of hashish,
about 1.3 kilograms of cocaine and 700 grams of marijuana.[1]The Carabinieri
note carried by LaPresse placed the second check on the previous evening in the
south of the city.[7]The four were arrested in flagrante by the Radiomobile
unit of the Messina Carabinieri.[8][9]
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Photo of the Messina narcotics seizure published with the report of the four arrests. The file name identifies it as a Nucleo Radiomobile image.Photo details
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No exact hashish weight was published: the finds are described as more than one kilogram, 26 grams and more than six kilograms, and L'Eco del Sud's total is more than seven kilograms.
L'Eco del Sud's overall cocaine figure of about 1.3 kilograms does not match the separate finds of more than 50 grams, 1.1 kilograms and 1.3 kilograms.
The second stop is dated Tuesday evening, 10 November, by the Carabinieri note of 11 November, which says the previous evening, while L'Eco del Sud says the evening following the Tuesday afternoon stop.
TempoStretto reports three arrests and three people taken to Gazzi prison, while the Carabinieri statement and the other outlets report four.
Laboratory confirmation of the substances and any court outcome have not been reported.
State Police arrested a 48-year-old Italian man in Sesto San Giovanni after finding about 2 kg of hashish in a shopping bag near his home. A search found 50 grams of marijuana and cash; a Monza court validated the arrest and ordered him to report to the judicial police.
Police in Ficarazzi arrested a 29-year-old man from Palermo after finding 10 hashish wraps and 145 euros near Piazza San Pio. A search of his home seized two further blocks weighing 49.40 grams, and he was held for validation of the arrest.
Carabinieri in Zagarolo arrested a 44-year-old man after personal and home searches found 50 grams of cocaine in 82 doses and 7 grams of marijuana. The man was held for a fast-track validation hearing after officers also seized 95 euros and a mobile phone.
State police dog Rex led officers to a Catania home where a 20-year-old had hidden 252 grams of marijuana and 34 grams of hashish with a scale and vacuum sealer. The man was arrested for possession with intent to deal and held for a fast-track trial.
